Monday, 22 September 2014 We're baaaaack! After almost 6 years living overseas in Germany, we have finally returned to the motherland. The original plan was three to five years overseas but somehow that got stretched to six. I started "The Report from Germany" when we arrived there but had to abandon it after I accepted a fulltime job with the DoD schools that sucked up most of my free time. So now I am back in the States and again unemployed (and loving it!) so maybe I can keep this going, even after I start working again. So we arrived at Atlanta Airport over two weeks ago on Saturday, Sept. 6th. The Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt was smooth and uneventful. Thank goodness for Lufthansa - especially the free wine and beer! Only snafu was losing one bag but all said and done, not a bad flight at all. We were greeted by Lew's sponsor from work. Fortunately, he brought a car big enough to carry us and our six large bags, packed with enough stuff to get through till our household goods arrive in about 6 weeks. Of course there's a six hour time difference from Frankfurt and physically it was the middle of the night, so we crashed after checking into the Holiday Inn Suites in Peachtree City - our new home for the foreseeable future! Tuesday, 23 September Loving hotel life! I get a hot breakfast every morning and prepare our own lunches and dinners in our hotel suite kitchenette. Could be a lot worse. Of course it all comes to an end when our stuff arrives and we move into a house. I do appreciate the amenities here and doggone it - we have been serving our country overseas for the last 6 years so why not!! So let's see if I can summarize the last 2 1/2 weeks. Yesterday I summed up our arrival, so to continue... After fetching us at the airport and get us checked into the hotel, our sponsors graciously offered to pick us up the next day and show us around Peachtree. So we got the grand tour, including all the sub-villages of Peachtree and their wonderful home, which included two adorable dogs, a hot tub, vaulted ceilings, spacious kitchen, and ride in the golf cart! Golf cart travel is the preferred mode of transportation here. Their golf cart came with their house but we haven't seen too many of those deals in our hunt for property. Have to admit, one gets rather nauseous riding backward in the backseat so front seat, forward travel is the only way to go, unless you want to spend a fortune on a golf cart and get a deluxe, all seats forward model. The highlight of our first week was getting me a mint-condition lightly-used Trek bike to hop around in while Lew uses the rental car to travel to and from work. I have enjoyed riding for the most part, until I encounter a golf cart and most of them don't really know how to deal with a bike sharing their road. Yesterday, I almost got hit coming out of tunnel by a cart that was going well over the speed limit. You also see all ages of drivers. Kind of a jolt driving past the high school with hundreds of them filling up the parking lot! Most of my riding so far has been limited to late morning/early afternoon, with everyone working or at school. I shudder to think about riding during rush hour.